myers



0 'H. MYERS.

THILL ADJUSTER.

(No Model.)

- Patented M84 29, 1883.

1 In we 71/1275. @QM/ M/ jfi/ 771/ UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

CHARLES ajnrnas, or omncron SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

THlLL-ADJUSTE R.

SPECIFIGATIONformingpart of Letters Patent'No. 278,449,'dated May 29,1883.

Application filed October 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern: i

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clifton. Springs, in the county of Ontario and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inThiILAdjuSters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to thill-adjusters; and itconsists of animprovedthill-adjuster,in combination with wrenches of different sizes andahammer-head. I

The object of my invention is to furnish these various tools in a morecompact and convenient shape and at aless cost than heretofore. I

When the parts constituting my invention are properly united together,they form a. thill-adjuster with lever-power for forcing the thill-eyeinto place against the resistance offered by a spring orrubberanti-rattler when one is used. When the parts are used after beingseparated they supply the need of two wrenches, often required to beused at the same time, or a' hammer and Wrench, together or separately.Thus myinvention becomes 'very useful both to carriage makers andowners, and is a valuable companion for the carriage and all suchvehicles.

This novelty can be made of steelor wroughtiron orvery cheaply ofcast-iron; but I prefer to use malleable iron in its construction.

The more fully to understand my invention, reference may be had to theaccompanying (lrawings,which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 represents myinvention in perspective with the various devicescombined to j form a thill-adjuster. i

The letter A representsalever, jointed atB to an arm, 0, which is bentupward at a right angle at I. In this upright part a slot, E, is made toadmit the end ofthe yoke of the clasp The slot E,wide enough to receivetheleverA, is formed by extending the sides of the arm 0, whichextensions 0 c are flattened vertically to admit eyes for a bolt or key,which passes also through an eye in the lever, joining the two together.The working-point F of the lever A is made of any desired shape, sothatit will. rest firmly upon the thill-iron whenin the act of coupling.There should be several eyes made through the lever. A, to allow such anadjustmentof the parts as will adaptitto thill-couplings of differentsizes. i While an ordinary bolt and nut or equivalent fastening may beused to connect these parts together, one that can be quickly insertedor withdrawn is desirable; and I prefer to use as a very cheap andeffective fastening a key represented in the drawings by Fig. 2, Drepresenting the body or shank of the key, At one end of this key I makea side projection, a, and at the other end, on the same side, form aweight, H. In usipg this key the eyes Bin the extensions cc of the armand in the lever A have grooves b, adapted to admit the projection a ofthe key. These eyes and grooves are made to coincide laterally only whenthe arm 0 is dropped to a position shown by the dotted line C. Then thekey, with the projections turned upward or toward the lever-point, maybeeasily inserted or removed. 0n turning the key after its insertion itremains inplace, the

weight H preventingitfrom turning back and working out whileinuse. IIalso form awrench onthe arm 0 at K,and one at L, and another atN on thelever A. Thesewrenches may be ofvarioussizes. Ahammer-headisalsoplacedat I, strengthening the joint and serving the purposes of a hammer.After forcing the eye" of the thill into place and inserting theretaming-bolt, two wrenches are often required to tighten up the not onthe bolt-one to hold the bolt-head and the other to screw up thenut.These tools are supplied at once by withdrawing the key D from thethill-adjuster and simultaneously applying the wrenches formed on thelever and arm before mentioned. The utility of the hammer attachment,either alone or with a wrench, is too evident to require explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,is I r i In a combined thill-adjuster, wrenches, andhammer, the combination of the lever A, having wrench-heads L and N, thehammer-head 1?, point F, and grooved eyes B B, with the arm 0 bent at aright angle, and having slots E E, the extensions 00, with flattenedends,'the grooved eyes B B in said flattened ends, and the wrench-headKon the bent part of the arm 0, and the gravity-key D for joinin gthesaid am:

' O to the lever A, all adapted to be nsed together or separately,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I atfix my'signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. H. MYERS. Witnesses:

E. W.- COBB, WM. STEVES.

